Green Chile Recipe of the Week
Pork Green Chili Colorado Style |
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This is a classic Colorado-style green chili – plenty of green chiles, tomatoes, some tomatillos, and thickened with flour. This one has a really nice, well-rounded flavor. Want a good green chili for smothering burritos and eggs? With its shredded pork and thick consistency, this one’s a great choice.
I made this medium-hot – it’s got enough kick to make most Coloradans happy, but some will want it hotter. Just add another serrano or two to blow their socks off.
This does use a lot of flour for thickening (which is also why it works so well as a sauce) – so Paleo it ain’t.
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Ingredients: - 2 lbs pork roast
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 8 cups chicken broth (or 4 cans)
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 8 cloves garlic, pressed
- ½ lb tomatillos (about 8 medium), chopped
- 1-2 serrano chiles, minced
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes with juice
- 2 cups mild diced green chiles
- 1 cup hot diced green chiles
- 1½ tbsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp oregano
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 cup flour
- salt & pepper to taste
Directions:- Cut the pork roast in half (to sear more of the surface) and smear with 2 tbsp olive oil. Generously sprinkle salt and fresh ground pepper on all sides. Sear on medium high heat.
- Put in a crockpot, add the chicken broth and water, and cook on high for 1 hour. Reduce heat to low and cook another 2-3 hours.
- Meanwhile, sauté onion, garlic, tomatillo, and serrano in 2 tbsp olive oil. Puree 1 cup mild green chiles with ½ cup of the liquid from the crockpot. Set aside.
- When done (after 3 hours of cooking), fish the pork out of the crockpot and set aside to cool for 15 minutes. Take 3 cups of the broth from the crockpot and set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the onion mixture and all the green chiles (both the remaining diced and the pureed) to the crockpot.
- Gradually add the broth to the flour, stirring constantly to ensure no lumps. Then pour the flour mixture into the crockpot gradually, stirring constantly to blend in.
- Shred the pork with a fork and add to crockpot. Cook on low for another hour, stirring occasionally.
- Serve with tortillas or use as a sauce over eggs, burritos, or whatever!
- Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 4 hours
Makes: 5 quarts
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